Patrick Joseph SULLIVAN

(1865-1935)

Senate Years of Service:

1929-1930

Party:

Republican

SULLIVAN, Patrick Joseph,
a Senator from Wyoming; born on a farm west of Bantry, County Cork,
Ireland, March 17, 1865; immigrated to America in 1888, landed in
New York, and moved on to the Territory of Wyoming; engaged in
sheep raising in Rawlins, Carbon County; moved to Casper, Natrona
County, in 1892; interested in banking, the production of oil, and
various other enterprises; member, State house of representatives
1894-1896, 1898-1900; mayor of Casper 1897-1898; appointed on
December 5, 1929, as a Republican to the United States Senate to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis E. Warren and
served from December 5, 1929, to November 20, 1930, when a
successor was elected and qualified; was not a candidate for
election to fill the vacancy; continued his former business
pursuits until his death in Santa Barbara, Calif., April 8, 1935;
interment in Highland Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present